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32 Given it may be difficult for certain owners to understand if their rents are affordable, as 33 defined in the ordinance, the Notice to the City of Proposed Salerequirement (910.03) could 34 be applied to every licensed rental property instead of only those that charge rents at or below 35 80% AMI. A suggestion was also offered to collect this information as part of the licensing 36 process to alleviate confusion if/when the owner initiates a sale and triggers the Notice to the 37 City of Proposed Sale requirement. 38 Request to amend the ordinance to allow new owners to perform certain lead and asbestos 39 construction activities during the three-month tenant notification period if certain best 40 management practices are followed. 41 Request to define “rent”, clarifying it doesn’t include utilities, garage space, etc. 42 Based on the feedback outlined above, staff has revised the ordinance to provide an exception to the 43 prohibition of performing lead and asbestos construction activity during the three month tenant 44 notification period if certain conditions are met. Staff has also provided a definition of rent. Staff 45 seeks direction from the City Council on whether to retain the Notice to the City of Proposed Sale 46 requirement outlined in proposed Section 910.03. Removing it entirely, as suggested bythe 47 owner/manager stakeholders, does not provide additional protections that could allow the City to work 48 on retaining affordability during an ownership transition. Applying it to every property may remove 49 the confusion that could occur in determining whether or not rents are affordable, and therefore subject 50 to the Notice to the City of Proposed Sale requirement, but could create additional implementation 51 burden to market rate rental units and City staff responsible for implementing the ordinance.City staff 52 does not have a recommendation and looks to the Council for direction. 53 The next step is ordinance adoption, which would be scheduled for a future City Council meeting. 54 The proposed ordinance (Attachment C) was posted on the City’s website on October 10, 2022, which 55 will allow the earliest City Council consideration date to be October 24, 2022. 56 P OLICY O BJECTIVE 57 If adopted, the proposed objective is to provide housing stability, protection, and notification to tenants 58 of rental housing during an ownership transition. 59 B UDGET I MPLICATIONS 60 Actual implementation of the proposed ordinance consists solely of staff time. The engagement 61 process that took place from mid-August through September cost approximately $4,000 (not including 62 staff time). 63 S TAFF R ECOMMENDATION 64 Provide staff direction on whether to retain and/or revise the Notice to the City of Proposed Sale 65 requirement. Staff would also seek direction on whether additional ordinance revisions are necessary 66 and if a meeting for ordinance adoption should be scheduled for October 24, 2022. 67 R EQUESTED C OUNCIL A CTION 68 By motion, provide staff direction on the following: 69 1. Whether to retain and/or revise the Notice to the City of Proposed Sale requirement, 70 2. Whether any additional ordinance revisions are necessary, and 71 3. If ordinance adoption should be scheduled for October 24, 2022. Page 2 of 3